Actor Prem, who started his career as a hero with the movie Praana, has completed 20 years in the Sandalwood industry. He has thanked his fans, friends and industry colleagues for being supportive in his journey on his social media pages.

Congratulatory messages are pouring in for actor Prem from his fans and followers. Prem rose to fame with the popular romantic film Nenapirali which earned him the moniker Nenapirali Prem. The movie which saw him sharing screen space with Vidya Venkatesh and Varsha had a stupendous success in the box office. Later, he went on to act in Jothe Jotheyalli, which again was a blockbuster hit in the year 2006. He then acted in series of romantic flicks Hoganasu, Savi Savi Nenapu, Jothegara, Pallaki and Gunavantha.